Animal Rescue League of Southern Rhode Island

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
050282432
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Peace Dale, RI, USA
Phone
4017837606
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,061,962
Expenses
$1,145,362
Assets
$3,655,056
Liabilities
$203,359

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • ELIZABETH SKROBISCH (EXEC. DIRECTOR): $126,402 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Animal rescue Rhode Island (arri) is dedicated to rescuing companion animals in need and to the humane welfare of homeless animals.

What it reported doing in 2025

Shlter, humane education, and community pet pantry: established in 1938, the animal rescue league of southern Rhode Island (animal rescue ri or arri) is a limited admission shelter that can accomodate up to 44 cats and small animals and 20 dogs at any one time. Arri accepts pets surrendered by their owners, transfers in from other ri shelters and rescue organizations, and shelters in other states. In 2025, consistent with the belief that every animal coming into the shelter deserves a second chance at a loving home, arri took in 485 animals and adopted out 504. At arri, pets are not euhanized due to space, time, breed, or treatable behavioral or medical condition. Arri is also a resource for the broader ri community. Its humane education programs, collectively called arri animal scholars, are designed to enhance the human-animal bond for children and the animals in their lives, while preparing the next generation to be responsible, informed pet owners. With the addition of programs for families, more than 1,750 individuals ages 4-94 attended animal scholars presentations in 2025. Arris community pet food pantry, stocked by donations and run by volunteers, provided more than 80,000 pet meals to more than 1,500 pets belonging to hundreds of pet owners experiencing financial challenges. Pet food pantry volunteers deliver pet food to pet owners unable to pick up food at the shelter. Arri also provides volunteer opportunities, both onsite and remotely, to approximately 118 active volunteers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 86% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.3%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 70.3%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.98 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.9%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.19; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.3% of revenue deployed · 70.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $805K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $126K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.